Chapter 2359: Chapter 2359: Let Me Ask You a Few Questions

"What!" The Giant Eye Fish was hit so hard that stars appeared before its eyes, but it couldn’t afford to worry about that. It reached out to touch the front, only to find the seemingly clear doorway blocked!

It jerked its head around to stare at Xu Huo!

Xu Huo ripped off his torn clothes, slowly wiping the Black Blade. The superficial injuries he had sustained earlier were healing at a speed visible to the naked eye, as if they hadn’t affected him at all.

"Feeling a bit panicked, didn’t see the door clearly?" he said.

The Giant Eye Fish was shocked, and at this moment, its companion beside it was fumbling on the wall for a moment, as if it had grasped something, "The door handle is here!"

Someone in the team harbored thoughts of retreat, and naturally, others weren’t going to stay and fight to the death. Thus, the player who found the door rushed out before the Giant Eye Fish, but the next second, they were back in the room.

This caused the Giant Eye Fish, who was ready to flee through the door, to halt, realizing it was under Mental Interference. It hurriedly reached for the Interference Device on its body, but found nothing and quickly retrieved another from its Prop section.

But Xu Huo wouldn’t give it this chance, stepping behind it and chopping off its right hand.

The Giant Eye Fish screamed in agony, dropping to one knee, unable to make any further moves. The cold Black Blade rested on its shoulder, the blade touching its neck, followed by a cold voice from behind, "Want to compare speed?"

Helpless, the Giant Eye Fish slowly lowered its other knee, simply kneeling on the ground, "Just don’t kill me, anything can be discussed. All my props, all my wealth, I can give to you."

"Giving up already? Not going to use the Tickets?" Xu Huo asked.

"I’m a wanted criminal." Giant Eye Fish said, "Using the Tickets is a dead end."

Scanning the two remaining players trying to find the door, Xu Huo summoned the Girl in the painting over, "Take his invitation and mask."

The player dealing with the Girl in the painting was on their last breath. She had already taken the invitation and was picking up the props and devices. Hearing Xu Huo’s call, she immediately rushed over, reaching into the Giant Eye Fish’s clothes. But at this moment, a strong force was released from the Giant Eye Fish, sending Xu Huo flying to the wall despite being shielded by the Defensive Barrier, while the Girl in the painting got grabbed by the throat and lifted by the Giant Eye Fish!

"Open the door, let me out!" The Giant Eye Fish held the Girl in the painting in front of Xu Huo as a threat.

Xu Huo stood by the wall, adjusting the precarious hanging painting behind him, then pointed to the doorway, "Isn’t the door right there?"

The Giant Eye Fish was skeptical, but when its two companions used the Interference Device, the Mental Interference weakened somewhat, and the door seemed right.

Originally intending to take the Girl in the painting out, the Giant Eye Fish was caught off guard when she, meant to be restrained by props, countered by stabbing it in the stomach with her hand directly, seeming impervious to pain or suffocation, wrenching the hand on her throat with a fierce twist!

The sound of bones breaking echoed in the room, and the man’s cries of agony reverberated. The other two players had already fled, the door closed, and the Giant Eye Fish was kneeling in pain once more.

No matter how fast its recovery ability was, it couldn’t instantly heal severed limbs and injured internal organs. It was heavily injured, with its stamina greatly depleted, having no room for resistance against the two. Just as it was about to negotiate with Xu Huo, barely lifting its head, it was struck by the Girl in the painting with a slap.

The Girl in the painting angrily raised the Communicator, questioning, "Fight if you must, why strangle my neck!"

Strangle? Fury beyond measure filled the Giant Eye Fish’s eyes as it glared at the woman before it, wanting more to slit her throat!

Xu Huo drew the Girl in the painting away, preventing her from killing, "Letting you go isn’t impossible; just answer a few questions honestly."

Spitting out blood, the Giant Eye Fish replied, "Ask."

"Heard of the name ’Gourmet’?" Xu Huo asked the first question.

"Gourmet..." The Giant Eye Fish seemed to recall, "Oh, you’re looking for him, should’ve said so earlier..."

Before it finished speaking, the Black Blade pierced through its body.

"You... for..." Blood gushed from the Giant Eye Fish’s mouth, quickly losing life, never able to ask that question aloud.

"First question, and he lies—talking to people like this is simply a waste of time." Xu Huo withdrew the blade and looked at another person, who was already barely conscious, survival instincts barely allowing him to answer, "Never heard of it..."

"Seems a bit pitiful, let’s send him on his way." The Girl in the painting suggested.

Xu Huo had no objections, but the player’s eyes were filled with terror, spilling potion after potion without the strength to bring it to his mouth.

Once they dealt with him, Xu Huo took inventory of their props; quite a few practical ones were seen during the fight, like that ring used to segment the battlefield to avoid fighting outnumbered, though it wasn’t very strong. The Black Stick used by the Giant Eye Fish was made of a special metal, meant to pair with certain Characteristics; holding it, Xu Huo couldn’t change its shape freely.

The remaining items held little interest for him. Upgrading his mask with that of the Giant Eye Fish, he also changed the Girl in the painting’s mask to an Octopus.

"Not going out tonight, let’s rest here." Pulling out several props for a resting setup, clearing part of the room, and setting up a bed and a table.

"Your abilities seem to have improved." After washing up, Xu Huo sat down to talk with the Girl in the painting.

She now held quite a few Medals of the Radiant Gentleman, seemingly linked to the strength of her abilities.

"That’s nothing." The Girl in the painting said with a bit of pride, pretending to be modest, then eagerly added, "If I could use paper at will, I’d be even more formidable."

Unable to manipulate paper on a large scale, this was something Xu Huo had already agreed upon with her. Others saw Paper Frogs as props; even small-scale paper control could be seen as a kind of Evolution, but too wide a range risked exposure.

"Can Paper Frogs still be upgraded?" Xu Huo had previously envisioned her creations becoming like the Paper Servant Master’s props, but prop certification required channels, and her paper toys merely remained paper without her, unlike items made from special materials. Nonetheless, it was still a good idea.

The Girl in the painting had indeed considered this, eagerly showcasing her results—Paper Frogs turned into graffiti-covered Paper Frogs, thrown out like miniature bombs releasing strong shockwaves, yet not much difference from before.

Xu Huo grabbed a piece of paper and formed it into a ball, "Why not try this, might have greater impact."

The Girl in the painting decisively refused, expressing paper balls weren’t as cute as paper toys. 𝘧𝑟𝑒𝑒𝘸𝘦𝘣𝑛𝑜𝘷𝑒𝓁.𝘤𝘰𝓂

Xu Huo didn’t say much more. After all, she could tear through Defensive Barrier props, even if hit by ordinary attack props, she wouldn’t get hurt, having no obvious weak points.